GREAT BOOK. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN ONCE YOU START READING. FROM SWATCHBUCKLING ON THE HIGH SEAS TO PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS AMONG THIEVES. THE WINNER AMONG THE ISLANDS AND SMALL COUNTRIES BECOMES THE SHOGUN. JAMES CLAVELL SHOWS WHY HE IS SO GREAT AN AUTHOR.
I thought the story line was very good. Granted it takes two volumes to read the whole story but is well worth it. The story shows a lot about the culture of that era and probaly still goes on today. I found it very interesting.